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Name | Title | Phone | |
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David Abler, Ph.D. | Department Head, Ag Economics, Sociology, and Education | dga2@psu.edu | 814-863-8630 |
Aastha Adhikari | afa6653@psu.edu | ||
Paul Akinbobola | tpa5377@psu.edu | ||
Ayse Akyildiz | Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology | aqa6158@psu.edu | |
Theodore Alter, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics | talter@psu.edu | |
Natalia Alvial | nia5268@psu.edu | ||
Alejandra Armesto Gomez | aba6636@psu.edu | ||
C. Daniel (Dan) Azzara, Ph.D. | Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness | dazzara@psu.edu | 814-863-2847 |
Bishakha Barman | bbb5613@psu.edu | ||
Sharmistha Basak | Graduate Student | sjb6815@psu.edu | |
Amanda L. Basalla-Hepfer | Assistant to the Department Head | alb410@psu.edu | |
Benjamin Bayly, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor in Family Studies, Child, and Youth Development | blb339@psu.edu | 814-865-7853 |
Mary Kate Berardi | Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator, Community and Economic Development (CEDEV) | mkb5001@psu.edu | 814-865-7031 |
Sara Bonilla Anariba | Rural Sociology & Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | seb6192@psu.edu | 814-360-9214 |
Kim Boonie | Administrative Support Assistant for the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development | iob5@psu.edu | 814-863-7684 |
Kristina P. Brant, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | kmb8133@psu.edu | |
Kathryn J. Brasier, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology | kbrasier@psu.edu | 814-865-7321 |
Mark A. Brennan, Ph.D. | Professor and UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Peace through Youth and Community Engagement | unescochair@psu.edu | 814-863-0387 |
Daniel Brent | Associate Professor | dab320@psu.edu | 814-865-7657 |
Amy Bubb | Part-Time Administrative Support Position | aep5073@psu.edu | |
Dibyajoti Burlakoti | Master's Student (Education Development & Community Engagement: EDCE) | dvb5906@psu.edu | |
Ty Butler | Rural Sociology Grad Student | iyb5026@psu.edu | |
John Byrnes, Ph.D., R.D. | Extension Educator | jbyrnes@psu.edu | 215-471-2200 |
Zoe Chambliss | Graduate Student | zmc5282@psu.edu | |
Yu Ping Chang | yfc5520@psu.edu | ||
Sizhuo Chen | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | spc5988@psu.edu | |
Guangqing Chi, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology, Demography, and Public Health Sciences | gchi@psu.edu | 814-826-4686 |
Emma Chiaroni | PhD Candidate in Rural Sociology & Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment | ekc5508@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Robert Chiles, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | rchiles@psu.edu | 814-863-8626 |
J. Huntley Compton | Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology & Demography | network@jhuntleycompton.net | |
Andres Mayorga Corleto | MS student in Rural Sociology | agm5860@psu.edu | |
Sarah Cornelisse | Senior Extension Program Specialist, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education | sar243@psu.edu | 814-863-8645 |
Kevin Curry, Jr., Ed.D. | Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education | kxc554@psu.edu | 814-863-7069 |
Nicholas Demerly | Graduate Student | nad5650@psu.edu | |
Kristen Devlin | Communications Specialist, NERCRD | krd111@psu.edu | 814-863-0575 |
Kelly Drum | Financial Assistant | kqd5223@psu.edu | |
Jafar Dzhabarov | Research Data Analyst | zbd5019@psu.edu | |
Stan Ernst | Assistant Teaching Professor, Agribusiness Management | stanernst@psu.edu | 814-865-7656 |
Jay Eury | Extension Educator | Jay.Eury@psu.edu | 717-398-3849 |
John Ewing, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education | jce122@psu.edu | 814-863-7463 |
Linlin Fan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics | lpf5158@psu.edu | |
Yining Feng | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | yff5058@psu.edu | |
Kaitlin Fischer | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | kmf6106@psu.edu | |
Karen Fisher-Vanden, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and Public Policy; | kaf26@psu.edu | 814-867-2752 |
Daniel D. Foster, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | foster@psu.edu | 814-863-0192 |
Maggie Frederick | Research Project Manager | mas960@psu.edu | |
Mark A. Gagnon, Ph.D. | Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar, | mag199@psu.edu | 814-865-0469 |
Yuhan Gao | ykg5209@psu.edu | ||
Jane Gardner | Administrative Support Coordinator | jsg21@psu.edu | 814-865-5462 |
Mengjun Ge | Graduate Student | mfg5775@psu.edu | 814-865-3437 |
Jackie Gibboney | Academic Adviser | jag545@psu.edu | 814-865-6362 |
Leland Glenna, Ph.D. | Professor of Rural Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society | llg13@psu.edu | 814-863-8636 |
Stephan Goetz, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics | sgoetz@psu.edu | |
Jiahui Guo | Graduate student | jfg6040@psu.edu | |
Alyssa Gurklis | Administrative Support Assistant for the Center for Economic and Community Development | azg5380@psu.edu | 814-863-3536 |
Luyi Han | Postdoctoral Scholar | lkh5474@psu.edu | |
Jayson K. Harper, Ph.D. | Director, Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center (FREC) | jharper@psu.edu | 717-778-4590 |
Tanja Hernandez | Graduate Student | txh5260@psu.edu | 726-206-7455 |
Tracy Hoover, Ph.D. | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education | tsh102@psu.edu | 814-865-7521 |
Chia-Chen Hsu | ckh5748@psu.edu | ||
Sovanneary Huot | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | suh431@psu.edu | |
Jieun Hyun | jkh6528@psu.edu | ||
Jorden Jackson | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | jej5332@psu.edu | |
Edward Jaenicke, Ph.D. | Professor of Agricultural Economics | tjaenicke@psu.edu | 814-865-5282 |
Leif Jensen, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography | ljensen@psu.edu | |
Yuhui Jeong | Ph.D Student in Energy, Environment, and Food Economics (EEFE) | yzj5268@psu.edu | |
Erica A. Johnson | Proposal & Awards Generalist | eam27@psu.edu | |
Keia Jones | Graduate Student | kbj5305@psu.edu | 703-338-5034 |
Supriya Joshi | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | szj165@psu.edu | |
Matthew Kaplan, Ph.D. | Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Aging | msk15@psu.edu | 814-863-7871 |
Kathy Kelley, Ph.D. | Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management | KathyKelley@psu.edu | 814-863-2196 |
Paige Kelly | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology. | pfk5055@psu.edu | |
Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D. | Associate Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education | tkelsey@psu.edu | 814-865-9542 |
I-Hung Kuan | Graduate Student | ifk5127@psu.edu | |
Laszlo Kulcsar, Ph.D. | Senior Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences | lzk68@psu.edu | 814-865-5461 |
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education | auk259@psu.edu | 814-863-7850 |
Janelle Larson, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics | jbl6@psu.edu | 610-396-6183 |
Zhuoran Li | Graduate Student | zxl5576@psu.edu | 814-863-7852 |
Rebecca Lim | Graduate Student | rfl5480@psu.edu | |
Justine Lindemann | Assistant Professor in Community Development and Resilience | jlindemann@psu.edu | 814-863-8646 |
Mohan Liu | EEFE Ph.D. Student | mjl7027@psu.edu | |
Yizao Liu, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics | yul459@psu.edu | 814-863-8039 |
Chiara Lo Prete | Associate Professor of Energy Economics | cxl63@psu.edu | 814-865-0982 |
Tiemeng Ma | Graduate Student | tfm5543@psu.edu | |
Jamison Malcolm | Graduate Student | jjm6100@psu.edu | |
Gloria Ndindir Mangoni | Graduate Student | gnm5112@psu.edu | |
Ellie Martin | Ph.D. Student, Rural Sociology | ejm6570@psu.edu | 734-255-9654 |
Leslie A. Martin | Administrative Support Assistant | lxm60@psu.edu | 814-865-5461 |
Bethany Mathie | Program Manager | blm157@psu.edu | 814-863-7876 |
Tammy May | Administrative Support Assistant for Undergraduate Programs | tlm23@psu.edu | 814-865-0467 |
Richard Mbih | Assistant Teaching Professor of African Studies | ram6096@psu.edu | 814-865-5406 |
Jessica Miller | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology | jam8331@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Haze Orner | Graduate Student | heo5025@psu.edu | |
Frans J.G. Padt, Ph.D. | Teaching Professor | fjp128@psu.edu | 814-863-8644 |
Ishani Palandurkar | Graduate Research Assistant | ijp5143@psu.edu | |
Yuxuan Pan | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | ybp5073@psu.edu | |
Charlene Paquette | Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator / Academic Adviser | clp27@psu.edu | 814-865-6220 |
Sihyun Park | Graduate Student | sfp5610@psu.edu | |
Praharsh M. Patel | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | pmp5456@psu.edu | |
Daniel Francis Perkins, Ph.D. | Professor of Youth and Family Resiliency and Policy | dfp102@psu.edu | 814-867-4182 |
Paige Price | Grad Student in Rural Sociology | pep5196@psu.edu | |
Elizabeth Ransom | Associate Professor of International Affairs | exr497@sia.psu.edu | 814-867-2792 |
Josh Reed | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | jjr6312@psu.edu | |
Yongwang Ren | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | yfr5035@psu.edu | |
Francisco Alfredo Reyes | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology & International Agriculture and Development (INTAD) | far5137@psu.edu | |
Danielle Rhubart | Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health | dcr185@psu.edu | 814-863-7256 |
Abbie Robinson | Graduate Student | afr5774@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Matthew B. Royer | Associate Director of Partnerships & Engagement | mzr154@psu.edu | |
Kai Schafft | Associate Professor of Education | kas45@psu.edu | 814-863-2031 |
Claudia Schmidt | Assistant Professor of Marketing and Local/Regional Food Systems | czs786@psu.edu | 814-863-8633 |
Cristy H Schmidt, MPPM | Senior Research Associate, Center for Economic and Community Development (CECD) | cah215@psu.edu | 814-863-7428 |
Jonathan Seaman | Program Manager | jts250@psu.edu | 814-865-6987 |
Kathleen Sexsmith, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | kjs95@psu.edu | |
Kayla Sgobba | Academic Program Coordinator | kam6227@psu.edu | |
Sara Shaddel | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, & Food Economics | sfs6200@psu.edu | |
Mingzhou Shen | Ph.D. Candidate | mjs7919@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Jihyun Shin | Ph.D. Student in Rural Sociology | jbs7123@psu.edu | |
Parmveer Singh | Graduate Student | pbs5513@psu.edu | 814-865-0456 |
Andy R. Smolski | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | ars7770@psu.edu | 8149549381 |
Emily Southard | PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ems617@psu.edu | |
Abbie E. Spackman | Pennsylvania AgrAbility Project Assistant | aes5450@psu.edu | 814-867-5288 |
Kaitlyn Spangler, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Community Development and Engagement | kspangler@psu.edu | |
Maria Spencer, Ph.D., MBA | John and Patty Warehime Entrepreneur in Residence | mtk15@psu.edu | 814-865-6944 |
Richard Spicer | Graduate Student | rks5111@psu.edu | 814-867-6101 |
Julie Stringfellow | Administrative Support Assistant, Community and Economic Development Graduate Program | jls1007@psu.edu | 814-865-6223 |
Mia Chantelle Sullivan | Global Teacher in Residence (GTAN) | mcs6395@psu.edu | |
Lina Tami-Barrera | Ph.D. Candidate, Rural Sociology & Minor in Geography | lmt50@psu.edu | |
Junxian Tang | jkt5713@psu.edu | ||
Brian C. Thiede, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology, and Demography | bct11@psu.edu | 814-865-2561 |
Ryan Thombs | Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology | rmt5827@psu.edu | |
Zheng Tian | Assistant Research Professor | zzt36@psu.edu | |
Adrian Timms | Assistant Teaching Professor of Agribusiness Management | apt5453@psu.edu | 814-867-0109 |
Jonathan Tuthill, Ph.D. | Associate Teaching Professor | jwt4@psu.edu | 814-863-5949 |
Hazel Velasco Palacios | Ph.D. student, Rural Sociology & Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | hgv5008@psu.edu | |
Jingzhou Wang | Graduate Student | jbw6264@psu.edu | |
Xiaofei Wang | xkw5229@psu.edu | ||
Maya Weinberg | Graduate Student | mzw5858@psu.edu | |
Alex Wenger | Graduate Student, Rural Sociology | naw5611@psu.edu | |
Chrystal A Wheeler | Academic Adviser | cav151@psu.edu | 814-863-7449 |
Suzanna Windon | Assistant Professor, Youth and Adult Leadership, Penn State Extension | sxk75@psu.edu | 814-863-3825 |
Douglas H. Wrenn, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics | dhw121@psu.edu | 814-865-9216 |
Jiaxing Wu | Graduate Student | jvw6205@psu.edu | |
Yang Yu | Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics | yuy138@psu.edu | |
Ruohao Zhang, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics | rjz5261@psu.edu | |
Yuxiang Zhang | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | ybz5440@psu.edu | |
Xialing Zhao | Graduate Student | xkz5250@psu.edu | |
Yiwen Zhao | Ph.D. Candidate, Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics | yxz5798@psu.edu | |
Timothy (Yuan) Zhuang | 1st-Year Ph.D. Student | yvz5981@psu.edu | |
Karl Zimmerer | Professor, Department of Geography | ksz2@psu.edu | 814-865-3094 |
Katherine Y. Zipp, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics | kyz1@psu.edu | 814-863-8247 |